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OPEN HEAVEN DAILY DEVOTIONAL: SUNDAY MARCH 22ND 2026

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TOPIC: YOUR WORDS ARE POWERFUL   MEMORISE :  Death and life are in the power of the tongue: and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof. Proverbs 18:21   READ : Acts 5:1-11 1 But a certain man named Ananias, with Sapphira his wife, sold a possession, 2 And kept back part of the price, his wife also being privy to it, and brought a certain part, and laid it at the apostles' feet. 3 But Peter said, Ananias, why hath Satan filled thine heart to lie to the Holy Ghost, and to keep back part of the price of the land? 4 Whiles it remained, was it not thine own? and after it was sold, was it not in thine own power? why hast thou conceived this thing in thine heart? thou hast not lied unto men, but unto God. 5 And Ananias hearing these words fell down, and gave up the ghost: and great fear came on all them that heard these things. 6 And the young men arose, wound him up, and carried him out, and buried him. 7 And it was about the space of three hours after, when his wife, ...
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OPEN HEAVENS DEVOTIONAL : FRIDAY MARCH 31ST 2023

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TOPIC:  GOD IS TAKING RECORDS MEMORISE:   For there are three that bear record in heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost: and these three are one. 1 John 5:7 READ: Hebrews 12:1 -2 1 Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us, 2 Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God. MESSAGE When you read the Letters to the Churches in the book of Revelation, you would realise that everything that we Christians do here on earth is being observed and recorded in heaven - every single thing. There was once a lady who agreed to go with her Pastor to a hotel to commit fornication. Before they went into the room, they looked left and right to be sure that no one co...
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OPEN HEAVEN DAILY DEVOTIONAL: Thursday 30th March 2023

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TOPIC : GREATNESS IS IN LEVELS Memorise:  There is one glory of the sun, and another glory of the moon, and another glory of the stars: for one star differeth from another star in glory. 1 Corinthians 15:41 READ : PHILIPPIANS 3:12-15 12 Not as though I had already attained, either were already perfect: but I follow after, if that I may apprehend that for which also I am apprehended of Christ Jesus. 13 Brethren, I count not myself to have apprehended: but this one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth unto those things which are before, 14 I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus. 15 Let us therefore, as many as be perfect, be thus minded: and if in any thing ye be otherwise minded, God shall reveal even this unto you. MESSAGE Many years ago, I was invited as a guest to the swearing-in ceremony of the Head of State along with some other persons. One of these other persons was excited that his invitation lett...
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OPEN HEAVENS DEVOTIONAL : WEDNESDAY MARCH 29TH 2023

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TOPIC:  WHO DO YOU LISTEN TO? MEMORISE :   My son, if sinners entice thee, consent thou not. Proverbs 1:10 READ: 2 SAMUEL 13:1-15,  2 SAMUEL 13:23-28 1 And it came to pass after this, that Absalom the son of David had a fair sister, whose name was Tamar; and Amnon the son of David loved her. 2 And Amnon was so vexed, that he fell sick for his sister Tamar; for she was a virgin; and Amnon thought it hard for him to do any thing to her. 3 But Amnon had a friend, whose name was Jonadab, the son of Shimeah David's brother: and Jonadab was a very subtil man. 4 And he said unto him, Why art thou, being the king's son, lean from day to day? wilt thou not tell me? And Amnon said unto him, I love Tamar, my brother Absalom's sister. 5 And Jonadab said unto him, Lay thee down on thy bed, and make thyself sick: and when thy father cometh to see thee, say unto him, I pray thee, let my sister Tamar come, and give me meat, and dress the meat in my sight, that I may see it, and eat ...
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OPEN HEAVENS DEVOTIONAL : TUESDAY MARCH 28TH 2023

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TOPIC:  IN THE BEGINNING WAS THE WORD MEMORISE:    In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. John 1:1  READ: John 1:1 -10 1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2 The same was in the beginning with God. 3 All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made. 4 In him was life; and the life was the light of men. 5 And the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not. 6 There was a man sent from God, whose name was John. 7 The same came for a witness, to bear witness of the Light, that all men through him might believe. 8 He was not that Light, but was sent to bear witness of that Light. 9 That was the true Light, which lighteth every man that cometh into the world. 10 He was in the world, and the world was made by him, and the world knew him not. MESSAGE The simple statement, "In the beginning was the Word..." is pregnant with many meanings...
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OPEN HEAVENS DEVOTIONAL : MONDAY MARCH 27TH 2023

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TOPIC:  YOUR LATTER END SHALL BE GREATER THAN YOUR BEGINNING MEMORISE:   Better is the end of a thing than the beginning thereof: and the patient in spirit is better than the proud in spirit. Ecclesiastes 7:8 READ: Zechariah 4:8 -10  Job 8:7  8 Moreover the word of the LORD came unto me, saying, 9 The hands of Zerubbabel have laid the foundation of this house; his hands shall also finish it; and thou shalt know that the LORD of hosts hath sent me unto you. 10 For who hath despised the day of small things? for they shall rejoice, and shall see the plummet in the hand of Zerubbabel with those seven; they are the eyes of the LORD, which run to and fro through the whole earth. Job 8:7  7 Though thy beginning was small, yet thy latter end should greatly increase. MESSAGE In order of importance, your latter end is far more important than your beginning. It does not really matter how you started out; what matters is how you end up. How you end up is not a function...
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OPEN HEAVENS DEVOTIONAL : SUNDAY MARCH 26TH 2023

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TOPIC:  WHEN GOD ALLOWS MOUNTAINS II MEMORISE:  And the Gentiles shall see thy righteousness, and all kings thy glory: and thou shalt be called by a new name, which the mouth of the LORD shall name. Isaiah 62:2  READ: Genesis 41:8 -41 8 And it came to pass in the morning that his spirit was troubled; and he sent and called for all the magicians of Egypt, and all the wise men thereof: and Pharaoh told them his dream; but there was none that could interpret them unto Pharaoh. 9 Then spake the chief butler unto Pharaoh, saying, I do remember my faults this day: 10 Pharaoh was wroth with his servants, and put me in ward in the captain of the guard's house, both me and the chief baker: 11 And we dreamed a dream in one night, I and he; we dreamed each man according to the interpretation of his dream. 12 And there was there with us a young man, an Hebrew, servant to the captain of the guard; and we told him, and he interpreted to us our dreams; to each man according to his drea...
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OPEN HEAVENS DEVOTIONAL : SATURDAY MARCH 25TH 2023

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TOPIC:  WHEN GOD ALLOWS MOUNTAINS l MEMORISE:  If thou faint in the day of adversity, thy strength is small. Proverbs 24:10  READ: Daniel 3:1 -30 1 Nebuchadnezzar the king made an image of gold, whose height was threescore cubits, and the breadth thereof six cubits: he set it up in the plain of Dura, in the province of Babylon. 2 Then Nebuchadnezzar the king sent to gather together the princes, the governors, and the captains, the judges, the treasurers, the counsellors, the sheriffs, and all the rulers of the provinces, to come to the dedication of the image which Nebuchadnezzar the king had set up. 3 Then the princes, the governors, and captains, the judges, the treasurers, the counsellors, the sheriffs, and all the rulers of the provinces, were gathered together unto the dedication of the image that Nebuchadnezzar the king had set up; and they stood before the image that Nebuchadnezzar had set up. 4 Then an herald cried aloud, To you it is commanded, O people, nations,...
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OPEN HEAVENS DEVOTIONAL : FRIDAY MARCH 24TH 2023

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TOPIC:  ACT ON THE WORD MEMORISE:  But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves. James 1:22  READ: Matthew 7:24 -29 24 Therefore whosoever heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man, which built his house upon a rock: 25 And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell not: for it was founded upon a rock. 26 And every one that heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them not, shall be likened unto a foolish man, which built his house upon the sand: 27 And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell: and great was the fall of it. 28 And it came to pass, when Jesus had ended these sayings, the people were astonished at his doctrine: 29 For he taught them as one having authority, and not as the scribes. MESSAGE As opposed to the people who don't have ears that we discussed yesterday, there are many ...
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OPEN HEAVENS DEVOTIONAL : THURSDAY MARCH 23RD 2023

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TOPIC:  LISTEN TO THE WORD MEMORISE:   To whom shall I speak, and give warning, that they may hear? behold, their ear is uncircumcised, and they cannot hearken: behold, the word of the LORD is unto them a reproach; they have no delight in it. Jeremiah 6:10 READ: Matthew 13:3 -23 3 And he spake many things unto them in parables, saying, Behold, a sower went forth to sow; 4 And when he sowed, some seeds fell by the way side, and the fowls came and devoured them up: 5 Some fell upon stony places, where they had not much earth: and forthwith they sprung up, because they had no deepness of earth: 6 And when the sun was up, they were scorched; and because they had no root, they withered away. 7 And some fell among thorns; and the thorns sprung up, and choked them: 8 But other fell into good ground, and brought forth fruit, some an hundredfold, some sixtyfold, some thirtyfold. 9 Who hath ears to hear, let him hear. 10 And the disciples came, and said unto him, Why speakest thou...
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OPEN HEAVENS DEVOTIONAL : WEDNESDAY MARCH 22ND 2023

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TOPIC:  THE WORD PRODUCES FAITH MEMORISE:  So shall I have wherewith to answer him that reproacheth me: for I trust in thy word. Psalms 119:42  READ: Psalms 119:49 51 49 Remember the word unto thy servant, upon which thou hast caused me to hope. 50 This is my comfort in my affliction: for thy word hath quickened me. 51 The proud have had me greatly in derision: yet have I not declined from thy law. MESSAGE One of the most beautiful thing about the word of God is that it produces faith. Romans 10:17 says, "so then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God." The word helps faith to swell within you, so much so that you begin to do things that were impossible for you before. Daniel 11:32 says, "...but the people that do know their God shall be strong, and do exploits". The more of God you know, the stronger you become and the more exploits you can do for Him. There is just something powerful that consumes you when you study your Bible, you begin to see ...
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OPEN HEAVENS DEVOTIONAL : TUESDAY MARCH 21ST 2023

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TOPIC:  THE WORD IS ALMIGHTY MEMORISE:    For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any twoedged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart. Hebrews 4:12 READ: Isaiah 55:10 -11 10 For as the rain cometh down, and the snow from heaven, and returneth not thither, but watereth the earth, and maketh it bring forth and bud, that it may give seed to the sower, and bread to the eater: 11 So shall my word be that goeth forth out of my mouth: it shall not return unto me void, but it shall accomplish that which I please, and it shall prosper in the thing whereto I sent it. MESSAGE The Word is almighty. He created all things and indeed, He is God Himself (John 1:1-3). The Word is so powerful that He creates new beginnings. In Exodus 3:1-5, when God spoke to Moses at the backside of the desert, he had a new beginning. Though he had become a fugitive and i...
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OPEN HEAVENS DEVOTIONAL : MONDAY MARCH 20TH 2023

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TOPIC:  THE WORD IS FOOD MEMORISE:  As newborn babes, desire the sincere milk of the word, that ye may grow thereby: 1 Peter 2:2  READ: John 6:48 -51 48 I am that bread of life. 49 Your fathers did eat manna in the wilderness, and are dead. 50 This is the bread which cometh down from heaven, that a man may eat thereof, and not die. 51 I am the living bread which came down from heaven: if any man eat of this bread, he shall live for ever: and the bread that I will give is my flesh, which I will give for the life of the world. MESSAGE In response to one of the temptations from the devil, our Lord Jesus Christ said, "...It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of God." (Matthew4:4). It is true that as a human being, you need physical food to survive, but it is also true that your spirit man needs spiritual food to survive and that spiritual food is the word of God. If you don't eat the word of God, you will be spiritually malnou...
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OPEN HEAVENS DEVOTIONAL : SUNDAY MARCH 19TH 2023

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TOPIC:  THE WORD GUIDES II MEMORISE:   I have refrained my feet from every evil way, that I might keep thy word. Psalms 119:101 READ: Matthew 10:17 -20 17 But beware of men: for they will deliver you up to the councils, and they will scourge you in their synagogues; 18 And ye shall be brought before governors and kings for my sake, for a testimony against them and the Gentiles. 19 But when they deliver you up, take no thought how or what ye shall speak: for it shall be given you in that same hour what ye shall speak. 20 For it is not ye that speak, but the Spirit of your Father which speaketh in you. MESSAGE Yesterday we discussed how God's word guides you to fulfil His purpose for your life. Today, we will discuss how His word guides you out of trouble. But when they deliver you up, take no thought how or what ye shall speak:, for it shall be given you in that same hour what ye shall speak. Matthew 10:19 When l became a General Overseer l had a lot of problems because l ...
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OPEN HEAVENS DEVOTIONAL : SATURDAY MARCH 18TH 2023

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TOPIC:  THE WORD GUIDES MEMORISE:  All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness: 2 Timothy 3:16  READ: Psalms 119:97 -105 97 O how love I thy law! it is my meditation all the day. 98 Thou through thy commandments hast made me wiser than mine enemies: for they are ever with me. 99 I have more understanding than all my teachers: for thy testimonies are my meditation. 100 I understand more than the ancients, because I keep thy precepts. 101 I have refrained my feet from every evil way, that I might keep thy word. 102 I have not departed from thy judgments: for thou hast taught me. 103 How sweet are thy words unto my taste! yea, sweeter than honey to my mouth! 104 Through thy precepts I get understanding: therefore I hate every false way. 105 Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path. MESSAGE In (1 Kings 17:2-16), God sent His word to guide Elijah to where he would g...
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OPEN HEAVENS DAILY DEVOTIONAL: FRIDAY 17TH MARCH 2023

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TOPIC: THE WORD DELIVERS MEMORISE: Psalm 107:20 "He sent his word, and healed them, and delivered them from their destructions." READ: Jeremiah 30:17-20 30:17 For I will restore health unto thee, and I will heal thee of thy wounds, saith the LORD; because they called thee an Outcast, saying, This is Zion, whom no man seeketh after. 30:18 Thus saith the LORD; Behold, I will bring again the captivity of Jacob's tents, and have mercy on his dwellingplaces; and the city shall be builded upon her own heap, and the palace shall remain after the manner thereof. 30:19 And out of them shall proceed thanksgiving and the voice of them that make merry: and I will multiply them, and they shall not be few; I will also glorify them, and they shall not be small. 30:20 Their children also shall be as aforetime, and their congregation shall be established before me, and I will punish all that oppress them. MESSAGE When you read the Word's mission statement in Luke 4:18-19, you will se...
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OPEN HEAVEN DEVOTIONAL: THURSDAY MARCH 16TH 2023

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TOPIC: THE WORD HEALS II MEMORISE:    I will not leave you comfortless: I will come to you. John 14:18 READ:  PSALM 147:3, PSALM 119:50 3 He healeth the broken in heart, and bindeth up their wounds. PSALM 119:50 50 This is my comfort in my affliction: for thy word hath quickened me. MESSAGE Jesus Christ, the Word of God Himself read the reason for which He travelled all the way from heaven to earth, that is, His mission statement, in Luke 4:18-19:  "The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he hath sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised, To preach the acceptable year of the Lord." God sees when your heart is broken, and to mend your heart, He sends His word. Many years ago, there was a boy I loved so much because he was very committed to God in evangelism. During his National Youth Service Corp year ho...
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TOPIC : OVERFLOWING MERCY MEMORISE : “But God, who is rich in mercy, for his great love wherewith he loved us, Even when we were dead in sins, hath quickened us together with Christ, (by grace ye are saved;).” - (Ephesians 2:4-5) READ : MARK 1:40-45 (KJV) 40 And there came a leper to him, beseeching him, and kneeling down to him, and saying unto him, If thou wilt, thou canst make me clean. 41 And Jesus, moved with compassion, put forth his hand, and touched him, and saith unto him, I will; be thou clean. 42 And as soon as he had spoken, immediately the leprosy departed from him, and he was cleansed. 43 And he straitly charged him, and forthwith sent him away; 45 And saith unto him, See thou say nothing to any man: but go thy way, shew thyself to the priest, and offer for thy cleansing those things which Moses commanded, for a testimony unto them. 45 But he went out, and began to publish it much, and to blaze abroad the matter, insomuch that Jesus could no more openly enter into the cit...
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TOPIC: AN EXCELLENT SPIRIT  MEMORIZE   Then this Daniel was preferred above the presidents and princes, because an excellent spirit was in him; and the king thought to set him over the whole realm. Daniel 6:3 READ :  Romans 12:10-21 [10]Be kindly affectioned one to another with brotherly love; in honour preferring one another; [11]Not slothful in business; fervent in spirit; serving the Lord; [12]Rejoicing in hope; patient in tribulation; continuing instant in prayer; [13]Distributing to the necessity of saints; given to hospitality  [14]Bless them which persecute you: bless, and curse not. [15]Rejoice with them that do rejoice, and weep with them that weep. [16]Be of the same mind one toward another. Mind not high things, but condescend to men of low estate. Be not wise in your own conceits. [17]Recompense to no man evil for evil. Provide things honest in the sight of all men. [18]If it be possible, as much as lieth in you, live peaceably with all men. [19]Dearly be...
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